Are Blackwings doomed?

Because of the banlist being released and all, many are saying that Blackwings will now be "shunned out" or they're just going to less played.

Honestly, I am sad to see Kalut to go to 1, which no one really predicted, and will leave Blackwings' defense wide open..

Icarus Attack going down to 2 WILL slow down field advantage. And also, we lost a beloved level 6, Goyo :[

I think it's fair that Kalut can be replaced with a 2nd Vayu (if you run 1), or a another Spirit Reaper. Because it stays on the field for at least 2 turns, you can draw a Gale out or use Shura to get a tuner out for faster synchro-ing.

That's all for now. I know it's short, I'm a lazy ass. But I just don't think Blackwings are over yet..

Pot of Duality & Solemn Warning not needed?

I ran a Blackwing deck at locals today w/o any Pod or Solemn Warning and it did pretty well. Here is how I did:

Blackwings 1-2

Blackwings 1-2

GBs 2-1

So yeah, I ended up overall losing to both other BW decks but they ran Pod and Warnings of course. Since I don't have either of them, I did:

PoD -> Cards for Black Feathers

Solemn Warning -> Dark Bribe & Blackwing Backlash

Cards for black Feathers actually came in very handy because I just fucking hated when I had just Kalut in my hand. So i usually end up dumping Kalut, use Cards for Black Feathers and end up with Shura or something. Cards for BF + Allure + same turn = EPIC

Dark Bribe was probably a terrible tech choice, since it just gave so much to my oppenent. I ended up using it once, and the guy drew a Dark Hole, Dark Armed Dragon, and then game. I was stupid for doing that, since I didn't even notice his graveyard.

Blackwing Backlash was very good, considering how fast I got my monsters to the grave, because I was overpowering with draw power. >:D Again, Cards for BF + Allure + same turn = EPIC

But I guess PoD and Solemn Warning do help in decks, and make it faster. But as a budget player, I'll fix that. The deck didn't too bad, and I'll post the decklist soon on Youtube.

-xc

Price Drops

If ANYONE has noticed, over the years, Konami has been dropping the prices of cards in GENERAL. I mean, back in the day, CCV used to cost $350 USD , and DAD was around $250 USD.

It's been a lot easier to complete decks these days, just around about $50. (excluduing PoD, warning)

Tele-DaD used to cost a lot of money to make, but since Malicious' and Dad was reprinted for the x20000 time, it's been very easy to gather all the cards. (also the banlist)

Excluding tourney cards, the AVERAGE price of usable cards are around $50-60.

I actually respect Konami for doing this because it gives so much chance for budget players and for new players to feel at ease entering the game, and not be overwhelmed by overpriced cards.

This doesn't mean that there aren't staple cards that don't cost a lot of money, like Solemn Warning, which I dearly own none of.

NOOOOOO ! !

I just wish it gets limited or something..

The Next Big Archetypes (March 2010 Banlist)

First of all, I think Insects will FTW in the next format :D. I'm just joking around, but who knows?

Konami brought back the most unpredictable card, Dark Hole in the last format. Also, Rescue Cat was banned a little after a super rare version of it was released. Pissed lots of players a lot for sure.

Instead of like everyone who talk about decks who have gained lots of attention, I mainly want to focus on other decks/archetypes that haven't.

First of all, Genex monsters were first introduced in Duel Terminal and then Hidden Arsenal 2 and have not gained much popularity. I think there's much support to make them into an alright deck. Most of them are low level and not much ATK, but have effects which can summon out each other from the deck. They mostly depend on synchros, so I guess oppression pretty much stops them.

Fabled support were also introduced in Duel Terminal (not sure which one) and have continued on with Hidden Arsenal 2 & 3, DREV, and STBL. The deck itself is not very considerate enough for players to think about playing this, but you can't blame them. Fabled's need tons of new support to work better in the next format. Konami just through in a bunch of useless stuff, except Grimro, and a bunch of weird ass synchros. ;D

Dragunities without a doubt will make a huge impact in the next format. The worst the banlist can do is maybe semi-limit Phalanx. As everyone knows, the structure is coming out and this archetype will prevail!

Dandywarrior / Quickdraw - I fear that Debris Dragon and Quickdraw Syncrhon will get heavily hit on the banlist. (get it?? like Heavy Storm got banned?? HAHAHA)

Debris is too strong right now, considering it can't even be stopped by Skill Drain. Either Debris has to go, or Black Rose...but I kinda want Black rose to stay.

What will Konami do?! No one knows!!! I wish Tele - Dad or Little City format would come back. Ahhhh, the old days. When Stratos was at 3 and Reinforcement was at 3. :DD

Contest Time! (YT)

RULES:

1.) You must be subscribed to me. I will check.

2.) Like and favorite the contest video.

3.) Comment on the video saying you have done all the following & saying you want to enter (can only post 1 comment.)

4.) This contest can only apply to U.S. residents.

WAYS TO ENTER:

1.) Commenting on the video gets you 1 entry.

1.) Posting a video response explaining your favorite deck gets you 1 entry.

3.) You can do both and the most entries you can have is 2.

Prizes:

900 subs or less:

1st Place: 2 gold rare Dimensional Alchemist

950 subs:

1st place: 2 gold rare Dimensional Alchemist, Secret rare Starlight Road, Secret rare Ancient Fairy Dragon

1000 subs:

1st place: Ultra rare Caius the Shadow Monarch, Gold rare Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind, Rare Debris Dragon

2nd place: Gold rare Vice Dragon, secret rare Underground Arachnid

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Winner(s) will be chosen through random.org.

Have fun.

-xc

Australia vs. Korea

Watching the game right now. 2nd half just started. In 1st half, Korea has 49% ball possession and lead 1 to 0. Very nerve wrecking moment right now@ haha let's see how the 2nd half turns out.

2011 Asian Cup

As some of you know, the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar has started.

Besides playing Yu-Gi-Oh!, I do have another hobby which is football. (soccer) What's better than playing the game is watching it in my opinion.

There are 16 qualified teams, and a total of 32 matches.

I'm from a Korean family, and yes I'm rooting for Korea in the Asian Cup.

1st Match: Korea 2 - 1 Bahrain (Group C)

From this match, I learned that Korea has improved a lot on their passing, but could improve on defense. They cut through ways and got to the goal, but some of their shots on goal were way off.

Park Ji Sung was not at his best, but was a great key player, and another player, Koo Ja Cheol, was excellent, providing both of the goals for Korea.

The next match for Korea is against Australia. I don't know why Australia is in the continent of Asia, and I fear that Korea will tie 2-2.

Australia has a strong offense, and I hope Korea can defend them, and hopefully score the first goal. No matter what happens, it will be a very fierce match.

I believe the last time Australia and Korea went against was September 5th, 2009, and Korea won 3 - 1.

I think the cup final will be very interesting and I hope Korea gets in but even if they don't, it'll be one hell of a game. :D

Storm of Ragnarok promos?

It's not confirmed yet, but by the rumors spreading around already, I think the 2 promos to be for the Storm of Ragnarok SE is Light and Darkness Dragon and Hand of The Six Samurai.

Some sites who are pre-selling these special editions have posted that the promos will be those 2 cards. Nothing is confirmed with the official YGO site or Shriek but there is a high guarantee that this information is correct.

Now, these cards in my opinion very relates to what the meta game will be in a couple of months.

Six Samurai will get tons of support in Storm of Ragnarok and it seems Konami is allowing players to get Hand of the Six Samurai easier, and trying to promote the newer cards. I know a couple of players who absolutely hate this card's effect, so we'll just have to see how Hand will be played.

Now LADD has been reprinted a couple of times and have been around for a while. This card was mainly seen in Monarch decks, and some but not that much in Dandywarriors. Currently with Forgnarchs gaining popularity, this card might be used a lot more.

Lastly, everyone was probably hoping something like Pot of Duality to be one of the promos (like me), but the card unfortunately came out only 2 sets ago. I think the best chance we have of having PoD reprinted is Gold Series 4 or 5 (after prices drop down), or Turbo Pack 4?

OCG has the best Deck Boxes

I was actually just wandering about this, where TCG normally sells deck boxes which only about 75 cards can fit in. In OCG, its's more common to find a deck box twice the size most TCG players use.

But of course, you can find a huge deck box anywhere, I just think it's more common in OCG. Just a thought. :D

Storm of Ragnarok Sneak Peak Card: Vortex the Whirlwind

By the name, I first thought it was a Blackwing synchro and got all excited, but I was wrong. But of course, the card itself is much related to Blackwings.

Wind/Winged-Beast

Synchro

Effect/5/2100/700

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner Winged-Beast Type monsters

When this card is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, you can Special Summon 1 level 4 or lower Winged-Beast Type monster from your deck.

It kinda is a no brainer that this card was meant for Blackwings, or even the new archetype, Dragunities.

I really thought the promo would be somehow related to Six Sams, but I guess Konami wants to keep their prices for the new Sim Samurai staples.

The card basically dies in order to search out something for a bigger cause. For example, it can special summon Phalanx for Dragunties, in order to synchro summon.

I wouldn’t exactly say Vortex the Whirlwind is “fast” but it can summon out support cards a lot faster. (especially desirable tuners.)

I don’t think playing 3 Vortex in an extra deck is necessary for Blackwings but 3 for Dragunities, since their main objective is to send monsters to the spell and trap zone, and then instant synchro.